Headgear



Dec. 18, 1923. 1 47mm M. P. BEACH HEADGEAR Filed Nov. 23. 1922 INVEN TOR.

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Patented Dec. 18, 1923.

PATENT ll/{ALLY PEABODY BEACH, OF BIDGEFIELD, CONNECTICUT.

HEADGEAR.

Application filed November 23, 1922. Serial No. 602,755.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MALLY PEABODY BEACH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Ridgefield, in the county of F airfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Headgears, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to head-gear. Its object is to produce an attractive flexible bonnet-like article for holding the hair in place and protecting the forehead, head sides and ears, if so desired, when motoring, sailing, golfing, playing tennis, camping or otherwise. The head-gear is intended particularly for use of women and children.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof,

Fig. 1 is a plan of the flexible front piece laid out fiat.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the flexible crown piece laid out flat, and

Fig. 3 is a plan of the flexible back plece laid out fiat.

Fig. l is an under plan View of the headgear distended.

Fig. 5 shows the head-gear 1n side view on a wearers head with the front piece forming a band over the forehead and head sides and its forwardly and laterally projecting flange portion outstanding.

Fig. 6 is a rear perspective view of the head-gear in the position indicated in Fig.

Fig. 7 is a view showing the head-gear on a wearers head with the flange-forming portion of the head-gear pulled down into a visor forming position and with .the band invisible.

In the drawings, the front piece 1 has an approximately horseshoe-shaped edge 2 which is seamed at 2 to the outward edge of the outward margin l of the approximately semi-circular crown piece 5 having straight back ends 6 spaced apart by a reentrant and approximately semi-circularly recessed edge 7 in its back margin and midway between the ends of the margin. The back piece 8 is approximately round and its edge is stitched at 9 to the marginal edge of the recess 7, the ends 6 of the crown piece being seamed together lengthwise at 10 down the back portion of the head-gear (Fig. 6). In this assemblage of the front piece, crown piece and back piece the under edge 11 of the front piece which gradually widens from one straight end 12 to the other straight end 12 forms a covering at its forward and under marginal portion for the forehead and sides of the head, and has its straight ends 12 seamed together at 13 in line with the seam 10 and at the lower or under portion thereof (Fig. 6) the end portions of the front piece being positionable forwardly of the back portion of the crown piece. The entire front piece may be folded within the crown piece which is itself collapsible and foldable, as is also the back piece, all the pieces being made of any suitable flexible material of either fabric or fur. If made of fabric, the head-gear or portions thereof may be of plain or figured material and any of the pieces may be variously embroidered,-the front piece particularly lends itself to decorative embroidcry.

The front and sides of the head-gear are given a band structure and effect by seaming the front piece and crown piece together at 14 below and between the curved outward or upper edge and the under edge of the front piece and crown piece whereby a double thickness of goods is formed into a flexible flange-like portion indicated by 8 and 3 and formed of the superposed forward and head side margins of the front piece and crown piece. The outer edge seam 2 unites the flexible material together, and the seaming at 1& which is shown extending somewhat elliptically (Fig. 4) wholly around the brim portion of the heat gear forms a fulcrum line about which the outer portions of the brim-like member may swing. The band member for compre sively encircling the forehead, the head sides and back of the neck of the wearer, is foldable inwardly into the cupped crown-piece, as indicated in Fig. 4; and as shown in F ig. 5, the band is widest at its front portion and tapers rearwardly from its wider front portion to its rear ends, seamed together at 13. The front piece is dependent from the seaming 14 and may be worn as a band covering the forehead and head sides, hair and ears, if so desired, and as indicated in Fig. 5. In Fig. 7 the band forming portion of the front piece is invisible and the flange is pulled forwardly and downwardly visorwise forwardly of the eyes and downwardly of the head sides.

In some positions on the head the flange when upstanding, as indicated in Figs. 5

and 6, will be blown forwards or backwards by wind pressure.

The back piece 8 is not an essential feature of the structure, as a piece separate from and seamed to the crown piece.

The crown piece and back piece together constitute one form of cupped crown piece, the two covering the upper and back portions of the head.

What I claim is:

As a newarticle of manufacture, a head 7 gear comprising a cupped crown-piece and a flexible band having its greatest width at the front and tapering to a narrower width at its back, the outer edge of the band portion being seamed to the outer edge of the crown-piece throughout its length, and the band portion and crown piece being also seamed to each other by a seam spaced from said edge and also spaced from the inner edge of said band; the inner edge of the band being freeifrom the cup crown piece to form a rearwardly tapered forehead and head side engaging portion for holding the head gear in place; and the second mentioned seam forming a fulcrum line about which the outer portions of the head gear may swing. V

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 22nd day of No eniber A. D. 1922.

MALLY PEABODY BEACH. 

